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Labor's plan for housing

How is the new government planning to tackle Australia’s housing affordability crisis?

BORROWER • Thu, 07 Jul 2022

Mortgages dominate cost pressures for tenth of Aussies

Close to one-tenth of Australians have said their home loan is the largest contributor to their cost-of-living pressures, according to new research from NAB.

BORROWER • Thu, 23 Jun 2022

FBAA warns against merging credit licences with AFSLs

As the Australian Law Reform Commission has considered consolidating the licensing regimes for credit and financial services, the broker body has warned it would likely ...

COMPLIANCE • Tue, 21 Jun 2022

Plug gaps in broker regulations, says MFAA

The industry body has urged the government to touch up recent reforms made across reference checking, breach reporting and design and distribution obligations.

COMPLIANCE • Mon, 20 Jun 2022

NSW to trial shared equity home ownership scheme

The state will trial helping certain key workers, single parents and older singles buy homes in a new $780.4 million program.

BORROWER • Sun, 19 Jun 2022

Web of definitions weighing down financial services law: ALRC

Industry players have backed a call to simplify definitions across financial services legislation, with broker bodies pointing to issues around how credit is governed.

COMPLIANCE • Sun, 19 Jun 2022

Mortgage affordability hits lowest point since 2011: Bluestone

Australians’ ability to afford a home loan deteriorated over April, breaking a two-month spell of improvement.

BORROWER • Wed, 15 Jun 2022

Taking control of cash flow

As the 2022 financial year comes to a close, what can small businesses do to effectively manage their cash flow moving forward?

BORROWER • Sun, 12 Jun 2022

Borrower hesitance to refinance presents opportunity for brokers

Despite the rising rate environment and mortgages being most households’ largest expense, more than half of borrowers have indicated they’d prefer to avoid switching ...

AGGREGATOR • Wed, 08 Jun 2022